Adult Learner

Nursing

'You're never too old to learn.' However, much as we cherish this cliche, our society does little to support the value of adult education, often assuming that learning stops when someone is in their early twenties. This is not only limiting for the individual -- it is also depriving our economy of workers with critical skills, skills necessary to see our nation into the coming millennium.

Government push to educate adults

Despite the fact that the unemployment rate is unacceptably high, many positions are going unfulfilled because of a skills gap. "As many as 39% of people under 25 are either unemployed or underemployed" yet "49% of employers struggle to fill jobs" and only 42% feel that workers are qualified to fulfill the types of positions they need filled (Yang 2012). The solution to this problem is a return to the workforce of struggling employees so that...
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